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 The $3 trillion bill was negotiated without the
Republican Conference, is dead on arrival in the Senate, and has no
chance of becoming law. Following the vote, Rep. LaHood released the
below statement:
“COVID-19 is impacting every Illinoisan, putting a strain on our
health care system and leaving thousands out of work. Congress has
an obligation during this difficult time to provide relief, and we
have taken critical steps in the CARES Act and three supplemental
pieces of legislation to deliver almost $3 trillion in COVID-19
relief.
“I have serious concerns with the
level of spending unrelated to COVID-19 that was crammed into this
bill without any input from Republican members. As we work to
recover from this virus, additional relief should focus on expanding
testing, helping frontline health care workers, providing aid
directly to local municipalities, and supporting small businesses
suffering from state-mandated closures. It is deeply troubling that
during the worst pandemic in our lifetime and in the middle of an
economic crisis that House Democrats took an unserious approach that
prioritizes their political agenda over COVID-19 relief.
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“This pandemic calls for us to work together to
deliver assistance to communities in need, as Congress did on the
previous four bipartisan pieces of legislation. I stand ready to
work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to deliver relief
to Illinois and get our state back on a path to prosperity.”
Learn more about the legislative efforts to combat COVID—19 and
provide relief from the
Ways and Means Committee Republicans here.
[Office of Congressman Darin LaHood]
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